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Contrary to your claim, lowball bids are often considered insulting. Smart negotiators don't use them unless they're willing to accept the fallout that results
by troll24601 15y ago
Contrary to your claim, lowball bids are often considered insulting.
Smart negotiators don't use them unless they're willing to accept the fallout that results from this; such as hurt feelings, and the potential loss of all negotiation power because the other individual was insulted by what they felt was bad-faith negotiation.
It's a great strategy if you don't care about relationships and if you don't care about your reputation. It's a terrible strategy in the real world.
- mrgoldenbrown 15y agoI think the crux of this whole issue is whether or not "free for credit" is really a lowball bid. Let's say I've narrowed my search for sunset pictures down to 3 choices. One is CC licensed. One is public domain. One is priced at $6,000. When 2 out of my 3 options cost $0, then $0 should not be considered a lowball bid. It is a realistic bid based on market conditions.